Heritage Senior Communities
“Your Home for Today…and for Tomorrow”
July 2016 • Issue 7
Management
Staff
“Along the river’s summer walk,
Wendy Muehlfeld
Administrator
Barbara Haltom, LPN
The withered tufts of asters nod;
Resident Services Coordinator
Stephanie Michels
Life Enrichment Coordinator
And trembles on its arid stalk
Chef Kenneth Vieau
Food Service Manager
Craig Boudot
Maintenance Supervisor
The hoar plum of the golden-rod.”
Jackie Johnson
Housekeeping Supervisor
- John Greenleaf Whittier
Jeanie Opperman
Office Manager
4850 Gratiot, Saginaw, MI 48638 • Phone: 989-497-9970 • Fax: 989-790-3110
Email: [email protected]
JULY
SPECIAL EVENTS
TERRACE
SPECIAL EVENTS
July 2nd Patriotic Music with Bob ..........................................2pm
July 3rd
Independence Day Happy Hour...............................3pm
July 3rd
Independence Day Happy Hour .........................2:30pm
July 4th
Independence Day Cookout...................................12pm
Watching Fireworks Pond-side .............................at dusk
July 4th
Independence Day Cookout...................................12pm
Watching Fireworks Pond-side .............................at dusk
July 7th
Crafts with Marty.....................................................3pm
Piano Music with Gary.............................................2pm
July 14th Catholic Communion .......................................10:30am
July 12th Music with Jeff .........................................................6pm
July 19th Ice Cream Social.......................................................3pm
July 13th National French Fry Day - Demo with Chef Ken .....2pm
July 21st Service with Reverend Lakey..............................10:30am
Crafts with Marty.....................................................3pm
July 5th
July 14th Music with Fred .......................................................3pm
July 22nd Movie and Popcorn ..................................................6pm
July 19th Bob & Andy Show ...................................................6pm
July 25th Amazing Grace Animal Rescue Visit
July 22nd Birthday Party & Music with Bill .............................2pm
July 29th Making Home Made Rice Krispy Treats
July 25th Outing to Saginaw Zoo ............................................2pm
July 28th Music with Dan Hays...............................................2pm
July 29th Annual Vintage Fashion Show ..................................2pm
Administrator Notes
We are fine tuning the process in which
30 day and 90 day resident assessment –
service plan reviews are completed. For all
new move-in’s a 30 day multi-disciplinary
team meeting will be scheduled. This will
allow our new residents, family members,
and department heads the opportunity to
come together and discuss how things are
going.
We realize it takes time to acclimate to
a new environment, new people and a new
routine; we appreciate that moving from
home to assisted living can be overwhelming. We understand that move-ins can
happen quickly, leaving residents and families unsure about what questions to even
ask. We feel that coming together for a
multi-disciplinary team approach - 30 day
review, we will all be better equipped to
ask questions, assess current status, and
make plans for the future.
Every 90 days, you should expect to receive a post card notifying you that it’s
time for a quarterly assessment – service
plan review. When you receive the postcard, this is your prompt to call and schedule a time to come in and meet with us. If
you do not wish to come in for a meeting
a letter will be sent to you indicating the
outcome of the quarterly assessment. We
encourage your participation in meeting
with us on a regular basis so that together
we can assure the service plan remains accurate and current.
We look forward to improving our
communication with you.
With Deepest Sympathies...
Welcome to Edgewood...
Our thoughts and prayers are extended
to the family and friends of Gertrude F.
– NEW RESIDENT –
Anne N.
Frank P.
Robert 'Bob' W.
Rose 'Del' W.
RESIDENTS
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7/8
7/18
7/24
Marie S.
Rose M.
Betty H.
Margaret D.
Bill H.
STAFF
7/3
7/25
7/28
Monica P.
Marylou U.
Tina R.
Happy
Independence Day!
Jack S.
Jack S. was born on March 26, 1933 to Otto and Helen Spindler. He was born
and raised right here in Saginaw, on a farm setting. His father worked for General
Motors and his mother was a homemaker. He has three brothers and a sister; Jene,
Jim, Harry, and Betty Lou. Jack attended Saginaw High School.
He met his wife Ellaine at General Motors where they both worked in the Steering Gear division. They married April 25th, 1975 and they went on a honeymoon
to Hawaii. Jack worked for General Motors for a total of 37 years as a salaried professional.
To keep busy Jack loves to talk about the times he worked on cars and trucks,
went to car shows, spent hours building and tinkering on his cars in his garage, and
the nights he had a houseful of friends over to play cards. Jack loves to watch sports
on television, play a game of cards, sit down and reminisce about the good ole days
and tell stories; his favorite past time is to talk about his Corvette!
An outing to The Castle Museum
was a huge hit!
Donna enjoying our first tastes
of spring.
Our safety fair was a
huge hit!
Marie enjoying a game of ladderball
on the patio!
Audrey enjoys some sun!
Lauralee was happy to get
out on the patio for a
popsicle!
Terrace residents helped decorate and
taste the brownies we made!
Kitty and Sharon share a
moment by the pond.
Sheila helps make smores
for the residents with
Wendy!
Chef Ken demonstrates proper
kitchen safety!
Staff learn to use the
Camel!
Staff play a matching game during
our safety fair.
Martha listens to a White Pine
Student read her a book.
Charlie reads about the
old postage system at the
museum!
Mac and Martha help
bake brownies for a
snack!
Staff Anniversaries
Anastasia M. ...........................8 years Morgan G...............................3 Years
Stephanie R. ...........................9 Years Shelley M................................3 Years
Christina S..............................4 Years Christina S. ..............................1 Year
Tara R.
Tara R. has been with Edgewood for a little over a year now. Her favorite part about being
here is simply taking care of the residents. She loves to see and make them smile! She enjoys
spending time with her boyfriend of three years, Louis. Together they share two dogs, an English bulldog and a Yellow Lab. Her boyfriend has a six year old that she just loves to spend
time with. When she isn’t busy working at Edgewood; Tara loves to go gambling with her
best friend of 34 years, Shelley. Her favorite food is Mexican food! She also enjoys fishing,
camping, and nature walks in her free time!
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The Story of the Fourth of July
The Declaration of Independence
We celebrate American Independence Day
on the Fourth of July every year. We think of
July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the
United States of America as an independent nation.
But July 4, 1776 wasn't the day that the
Continental Congress decided to declare independence (they did that on July 2, 1776).
It wasn’t the day we started the American
Revolution either (that had happened back in
April 1775).
And it wasn't the day Thomas Jefferson
wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence (that was in June 1776). Or the date
on which the Declaration was delivered to Great
Britain (that didn't happen until November
1776). Or the date it was signed (that was August 2, 1776).
So what did happen on July 4, 1776?
The Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence
on July 4, 1776. They'd been working on it for
a couple of days after the draft was submitted on
July 2nd and finally agreed on all of the edits and
changes.
July 4, 1776, became the date that was included on the Declaration of Independence,
and the fancy handwritten copy that was signed
in August (the copy now displayed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) It’s also
the date that was printed on the Dunlap Broadsides, the original printed copies of the Declaration that were circulated throughout the new
nation. So when people thought of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 was the
date they remembered.
In contrast, we celebrate Constitution Day
on September 17th of each year, the anniversary
of the date the Constitution was signed, not the
anniversary of the date it was approved. If we’d
followed this same approach for the Declaration
of Independence we’d being celebrating Independence Day on August 2nd of each year, the
day the Declaration of Independence was
signed!
How did the Fourth of July
become a national holiday?
For the first 15 or 20 years after the Declaration was written, people didn’t celebrate it
much on any date. It was too new and too much
else was happening in the young nation. By the
1790s, a time of bitter partisan conflicts, the
Declaration had become controversial. One
party, the Democratic-Republicans, admired
Jefferson and the Declaration. But the other
party, the Federalists, thought the Declaration
was too French and too anti-British, which went
against their current policies.
By 1817, John Adams complained in a letter
that America seemed uninterested in its past.
But that would soon change.
After the War of 1812, the Federalist party
began to come apart and the new parties of the
1820s and 1830s all considered themselves inheritors of Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans. Printed copies of the Declaration began to circulate again, all with the date July 4,
1776, listed at the top. The deaths of Thomas
Jefferson and John Adams on July 4, 1826, may
even have helped to promote the idea of July 4
as an important date to be celebrated.
Celebrations of the Fourth of July became
more common as the years went on and in
1870, almost a hundred years after the Declaration was written, Congress first declared July
4 to be a national holiday as part of a bill to officially recognize several holidays, including
Christmas. Further legislation about national
holidays, including July 4, was passed in 1939
and 1941.
Did You Know?
• Babe Ruth once devoured a dozen hot dogs and eight bottles
of soda between games of a doubleheader.
• Americans put away 7 billion hot dogs during peak season
(between Memorial Day and Labor Day).
• 10 percent of annual retail hot dog sales occur during July, also
known as National Hot Dog Month.
• In 2008, Los Angeles and New York spent more on hot dogs than
any other cities in the United States ($90,473,016 and $108,250,224,
respectively).
• A regular hot dog has 250 calories, including the bun (but not ketchup, mustard,
relish, sauerkraut or any other common toppings).
• Peanuts aren’t really nuts at all—they’re actually part of
the legume family. That means they’re more closely
related to peas and lentils than cashews and pecans.
• Peanut butter was invented in 1890 by a St. Louis doctor,
who prescribed it for patients with digestive problems.
• Americans eat more than 600 million pounds of peanuts
and about 700 million pounds of peanut butter each year,
according to the National Peanut Board.
• Some Major League parks now designate special “peanut-free”
games to accommodate fans with severe peanut allergies, who
may have reactions to peanut dust in the air.
• March is National Peanut Month.
• In 2009, Boston’s Fenway Park sold roughly 1,000 bags of Cracker Jack
per game.
• During World War II, the Cracker Jack company produced thousands
of non-perishable, ready-to-eat meals known as K-rations that troops
could easily carry and store. High-calorie foods were crammed into wax
paper containers about the size of a regular Cracker Jack box.
• The first Cracker Jack box with a “toy surprise” inside appeared in 1912.
Since then, more than 23 billion trinkets, cards and other prizes have
been given out.
• Some vintage Cracker Jack prizes are valued at more than $7,000.
• July 5 is Cracker Jack day.
Edgewood Assisted Living Center
4850 Gratiot
Saginaw, MI 48638
Heritage Senior Communities
“Your Home for today…and for Tomorrow”
July 4th............Independence Day Cookout ..........12pm
July 19th ............Community Blood Drive ...........2-7pm
Volunteers Needed
July 25th..............Outing to Saginaw Zoo ................2pm
July 29th ...............Annual Vintage Show..................2pm
Volunteers Wanted